Locating a Walk-in Health Clinic Near You
Originally published in April 2007 on AARP Bulletin Online

August/September 2007

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The Convenient Care Association
Visit the Convenient Care Association for more information about walk-in health clinics. The website provides a national list of clinics run by their members.

National Retailers
CVS	CVS uses MinuteClinics to provide services in a limited number of locations nationwide, with a plan to open as many as 300 in 2007.
Eckerd	Eckerd uses Take Care Health Systems to provide walk-in health clinics in a number of locations in the Pittsburgh area.
Target	Walk-in health clinics are available in 12 locations in the Twin Cities area.
Walgreens	Currently, Walgreens’ Health Corner Clinics are available in Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and St. Louis. Providers differ by location.
Wal-Mart	Wal-Mart offers walk-in health clinics in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Providers vary by location.

Service Providers
Aurora QuickCare	Available in Wisconsin only, Aurora QuickCare walk-in health clinics can be found in Wal-Marts, one Piggly Wiggly store, and within malls or strip malls (with their own storefronts.)
CheckUps	With locations within Wal-Mart stores, CheckUps walk-in health clinics are currently available in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Early Solutions Clinics	Early Solutions Clinics are located in selected Meijer stores in Michigan only.
Express Clinics	Currently located only in Navarro Discount Pharmacies in Miami, Express Clinics are planned in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri and Indiana.
Med Basics	Med Basics’ two locations in Dallas are not located within retail outlets but have their own storefronts.
MEDPOINTexpress	With six locations in Indiana, MEDPOINTexpress mini-clinics are not located within specific retail outlets but close to, or within, shopping malls
My Healthy Access	Located within Wal-Mart stores, My Healthy Access offers six locations in and around Houston, Texas.
MinuteClinic	The majority of MinuteClinics are located within CVS stores, but offer walk-in health clinics in other retail locations, depending on the state.
Quick Health	With eight locations predominantly within the Bay Area in California and one affiliate in Hayden, Idaho, these mini-clinics are available within Farmacia Remedios, Longs Drugs, and Wal-Marts, with one storefront location.
SmartCare	At this time, SmartCare offers walk-in health clinics only within Wal-Mart stores in Colorado. However walk-in health clinics are planned in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Washington.
Solantic	Available only in Florida, Solantic walk-in health clinics are predominantly stand-alone facilities, with just two located in Wal-Mart stores.
Sutter Express Care	Sutter Express Care walk-in health clinics are at four Rite Aid locations in and around Sacramento, California, with two more locations planned.
Take Care Health	This provider offers services within Walgreens and Eckerd stores, depending upon the location. Walk-in health clinicsare currently available in the greater Kansas City area, Chicago, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh.

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